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Mucin utilization by gut microbiota: recent advances on characterization of key enzymes

The gut microbiota interacts with the host through the mucus that covers and protects the gastrointestinal epithelium. The main component of the mucus are mucins, glycoproteins decorated with hundreds of different O-glycans. Some microbiota members can utilize mucin O-glycans as carbons source. To d...

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Autores principales: Raba, Grete, Luis, Ana S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Portland Press Ltd. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10154618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36695502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/EBC20220121